Preventative Bibliography

This bibliography was initially prepared in May 2002 by Bruno Pouliot, with the collaboration and assistance of Linda Lennon, Winterthur Class of 1997, who then served as Assistant Conservator on different projects at Winterthur Museum and for WUDPAC. Responsibility for the bibliography was passed to Dr. Joelle Wickens in 2009. It is constantly updated and your suggestions for new sources are welcome. Resources can be filtered by the following topics: Collections Care, General Reference, Emergency Preparedness and Response, Environmental Management, Housing, Storage, and Display, Integrated Pest Management (IPM), Light, Mold, Packing and Transport, Pollutants, Relative Humidity and Temperature, Surveys and Assessments, and Sustainability.

Lighting for storage of museum collections: developing a system for safekeeping of light-sensitive materials.

Lull, W.P. and L.E. Merk.
1982 – Technology and Conservation 7 (2):20-25.

Lull, W.P. and L.E. Merk. 1982. Lighting for storage of museum collections: developing a system for safekeeping of light-sensitive materials. Technology and Conservation 7 (2):20-25.

Filter(s): Light, Environmental Management

Light piping: a new lighting system for museum cases.

Sease, C.
1993 – Journal of the American Institute for Conservation 32(3):279-290.

Sease, C., 1993. Light piping: a new lighting system for museum cases. Journal of the American Institute for Conservation 32(3):279-290.

Filter(s): Housing, Storage, and Display, Light, Environmental Management

Problems in lighting and display: an example from the Metropolitan Museum. ICOM Committee for Conservation preprints, 7th Triennial Meeting, Copenhagen.

Sease, C.
1984 – Paris: ICOM. 84.17.54-84.17.55.

Sease, C. 1984. Problems in lighting and display: an example from the Metropolitan Museum. ICOM Committee for Conservation preprints, 7th Triennial Meeting, Copenhagen. Paris: ICOM. 84.17.54-84.17.55.

Filter(s): Housing, Storage, and Display, Light, Environmental Management

Special Issue: Lighting Historic House Museums

Waite, D., ed.
2000 – APT Bulletin (The Journal of Preservation Technology) (Special Issue: Lighting Historic House Museums)31(1).

Waite, D., ed. 2000. APT Bulletin (The Journal of Preservation Technology) (Special Issue: Lighting Historic House Museums)31(1).

Filter(s): Light, Environmental Management

New ultraviolet filters to neutralize an invisible enemy.

Weintraub, S. and G. Anson.
1991 – Museum News (March/April): 85-87.

Weintraub, S. and G. Anson. 1991. New ultraviolet filters to neutralize an invisible enemy. Museum News (March/April): 85-87.

Filter(s): Light, Environmental Management

A holistic approach to museum pest management. AASLH Technical Leaflet #171.

Butcher-Younghans, S. and G. Anderson.
1990 – History News 45(3)(May/June 1990): 1-8.

Butcher-Younghans, S. and G. Anderson. 1990. A holistic approach to museum pest management. AASLH Technical Leaflet #171. History News 45(3)(May/June 1990): 1-8.

Filter(s): Integrated Pest Management